Henricus Petrus Maria (Hans) Adriaansens (born 1946,

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) is a Dutch sociologist, and the former dean of

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, a small liberal arts college in Middelburg,

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. He is especially known as founder of

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(UCU), the first honors

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of the Netherlands, as well as Roosevelt Academy itself, now known as

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(UCR).Faculty profile
, Roosevelt Academy, retrieved 2011-01-01.

Education

Hans Adriaansens attended gymnasium in Breda and graduated cum laude in sociology at the

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. After a stay at

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, he also completed his doctoral dissertation cum laude at Tilburg University.

Education Innovator

Unhappy with the undemanding and large scale climate of university education in the Netherlands, Professor Hans Adriaansens started developing the idea of a small scale and academically intensive undergraduate college in the Netherlands. This resulted in

in 1998 and in the

, now known as

, in 2004.

Membership of organizations

Having retired from his job as dean of the Roosevelt Academy, Professor Adriaansens currently serves as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Antonius-Mesos Group and of two hospitals in the Utrecht region.. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of both the Hogeschool van Utrecht and the Hogeschool Zeeland. He furthermore participates in various government committees in the field of higher education and social development. He is also a part-time member of the Dutch National Dance Association, although due to his busy schedule as Dean of Roosevelt Academy he has not been able to pursue his love as much as he would like.

Awards

In 2002 Adriaansens was awarded the silver medal of

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for university innovation. In 2004 he became officer in the

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Publications. a selection

* Hans P.M. Adriaansens. ''Talcott Parsons and the Conceptual Dilemma (RLE Social Theory).'' First published in English in 1980 by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. * Adriaansens, Hans PM. ''Algemene sociologie.'' Vuga, 1983. ;Articles, a selection * Adriaansens, Hans PM. "The conceptual dilemma: towards a better understanding of the development in Parsonian action-theory." ''British Journal of Sociology'' (1979): 5-24. * Adriaansens, Hans PM. "Talcott Parsons and Beyond: Recollections of an Outsider." ''Theory, Culture & Society'' 6.4 (1989): 613-621.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adriaansen, Hans 1946 births Living people Rectors of universities in the Netherlands Dutch sociologists People from Middelburg, Zeeland Officers of the Order of Orange-Nassau